Connecting to MongoDB

Establishing a Connection shows how to authenticate to MongoDB and configure any necessary connection properties. You can also configure provider capabilities through the available Connection properties, from data modeling to firewall traversal. The Advanced Settings section shows how to set up more advanced configurations and troubleshoot connection errors.

Connecting from Visual Studio

The CData ADO.NET Provider for MongoDB provides a seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Studio. The provider is registered as an ADO.NET provider with Visual Studio, allowing for integration with visual designer tools, Server Explorer, and ADO.NET data source configuration wizards.

Visual Studio Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for MongoDB supports Visual Studio versions 2012 and above.

.NET Version Support

The CData ADO.NET Provider for MongoDB supports .NET Framework 4.0 and above as well as .NET Standard 2.0.

MongoDB Version Support

The provider models MongoDB instances as relational databases and supports MongoDB versions 2.6 through 5.0. The provider leverages the MongoDB API, including the MongoDB aggregation framework, to enable bidirectional SQL access to MongoDB data. See the NoSQL Database chapter for SQL-to-MongoDB query mappings and more information about accessing unstructured data in MongoDB through SQL. See the DBaaS Connections page to connect to popular services such as Atlas and ObjectRocket.

See Also

See the following for information about creating connections, building models, and creating real-time reports:

• See Using ADO.NET to create ADO.NET connection objects from code.
• See Using Entity Framework to build an EF model based on the MongoDB connection.
• See Using SSRS to connect to MongoDB and create real-time reports.
• See Using DbProviderFactory to connect to MongoDB from generic ADO.NET code.